Online extra: College football's questionable practices

6:37 PM,
Sep. 19, 2013

George Will

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George F. Will

Like baby birds with yawning beaks, college football fans clamor to be fed. So fasten the chin strap on your helmet - ignore the warning label on it ("No helmet system can protect you from serious brain and/or neck injuries including paralysis or death. To avoid these risks, do not engage in the sport of football.") and enjoy the seasonal festival of physical carnage, institutional derangement and moral seaminess.

LSU offensive tackle Josh Williford, 22, will, however, leave his helmet off, having just retired rather than risk another concussion. A third concussion triples the risk of ...